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Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7%

Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7%

by Phil Hall | May 23, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped below the 7% mark, averaging 6.94% as of May 23, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.57%. “Spring homebuyers received an unexpected...
Home Sales Tumble While Median Prices Set a New Record

Home Sales Tumble While Median Prices Set a New Record

by Phil Hall | May 23, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Home sales are slipping while median sales prices are still breaking records, according to a pair of data reports published this morning. Sales of new single-family houses during April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 634,000, according to estimates...
Report: Vermont Leads US for Mortgage Delinquencies

Report: Vermont Leads US for Mortgage Delinquencies

by Phil Hall | May 23, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Green Mountain State is awash in the red ink of mortgage delinquency, according to a new report from WalletHub. In its newly published “States Where Mortgage Delinquency Is Increasing the Most,” WalletHub detailed where home loans have become least affordable from...
Existing Home Sales Down Despite Inventory Gains

Existing Home Sales Down Despite Inventory Gains

by Phil Hall | May 22, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Existing home sales were down by 1.9% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to the previous year, sales were also down by 1.9% from 4.22 million in...
Refinancing Drives Uptick in Mortgage Application Activity

Refinancing Drives Uptick in Mortgage Application Activity

by Phil Hall | May 22, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Refinancing helped fuel an increase in mortgage application activity for the week ending May 17, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.9% on a...
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